derelict
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Many of her neighbours accepted it and moved out, leaving her "stuck in a lovely house in a derelict street".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Helena Smith, The Guardian's correspondent in Athens, told BBC Radio Scotland that the body was found in a derelict building in downtown Athens, "in an area that is booming, full of Airbnbs".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Foreign plastic derelict fishing gear is the largest contributor of Hawaii's marine debris problem," shares Lynch.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
As waves crashed against the derelict structure Monday morning, U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
I knotted the two loose straps together so I could sling the derelict hulk of my backpack over my shoulder like a satchel, gathered my stuff up, and hurried to gym.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
A host of bidders will compete for the drowned derelicts — some of whom may have less than honest intentions for the reselling of the rides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2023
It prioritizes derelicts that interfere with navigation, which this boat does not do.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2017
In the movies, homeless people—or street people, or derelicts, or bums—sometimes get to play the lead in egalitarian-redemptive comedies like My Man Godfrey, Trading Places, Down and Out in Beverly Hills.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2017
Who needs to see the melting pot of humanity that converges on the clear waters of Bora Bora when you can meet the derelicts who peddle $125 badges for $2,000?
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 13, 2017
Well-dressed tourists mingled with the derelicts of the quarter.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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